March 08, 2019 | 21:17 (GMT+7)
Viettel FC loses in capital city derby
PANO – Hanoi FC won 2 - 0 against Viettel FC in a recent capital city derby under the Vietnam National Football League (V-League) 2019.
Right from the first whistle, Hanoi FC side was better at ball possession.
After a few situations, the reigning V-League champions eventually opened the scoring at the 28th minute thanks to Pape Omar.
Hanoi FC doubled their advantage only four minutes later by Oseni.
Though Hanoi FC had to play with just ten men on the field at the beginning of the second half following a direct red card to Van Quyet and Viettel FC got a penalty in the last minutes of the play, Viettel FC could not pull back a goal.
With three points won from this match, Hanoi FC is still on the second place in the V-League rankings with seven points, two points behind leader Ho Chi Minh City FC.
Translated by Song Anh